9 Menus For Cold-Weather Entertaining Slideshow
Bring the scents and flavors from souks of Morocco into your home with this menu of aromatic dishes including roasted eggplant dip and a kumquat and lamb tagine.
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2. Warming Soup Meal Menu
When entertaining guests, think beyond the evening — why not host a gathering during the day? Invite some friends over for a relaxed Sunday lunch featuring a couple of warm soups, coupled with a salad and a hearty loaf of bread.
3. Sunday Brunch Menu
Late winter is the perfect time to host a cozy brunch in your own home; we'd make a couple of frittatas and serve lots of warm, gooey cinnamon buns straight from the oven.
4. Finger Foods Cocktail Party Menu
When having guests over, you don't need to make a full three-course meal. Open a couple of bottles of wine and set out a spread of delicious finger foods and dips to keep your guests happy and conversation flowing.
5. Ice Skating Menu
After an afternoon on the ice, warm up with a deep, dark chocolate drink and then enjoy a meal of tender braised short ribs by the fire.
9. Winter Dinner Party Menu
This menu features mouth-watering, wintertime dishes, like a blood orange salad and roast pork with wine-poached figs, that are elegant enough to serve at your next dinner party.
7. A Simple Dinner Party Menu
Michael Leva and Nancy Parker, authors of Recipes for Parties, often turn to easy yet impressive dishes like a classic green salad or salt-baked salmon when entertaining at home.
6. Stay-at-Home Brunch for Two
8. A Cassoulet Supper
Recreate the feel of a Parisian café at home by preparing this menu featuring a hearty cassoulet and a crisp salad with bacon lardons.